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    Planctonite GreenBox is a Phyto Growing Machine

    This 6.5L phytoplankton reactor, called the GreenBox is the latest gadget from the Spanish aquarium outfit Plactonite. Using a variable control magnetic stirrer and LED illumination, the GreenBox cultivates phytoplankton in a slick looking reactor. The benefit of this closed design, over say a 2 liter plastic bottle, is that it can be used like [...]

    November 5, 2010
    | eric michael | equipment | Tags: , , , | 6 Comments

    Reed’s Nanno 3600 Used to Make Algae Based Bio Fuel at U of M

    Last week the ever-present tech mag WIRED had an interesting article on the development of algae based biofuels. Chemical engineers at the University of Michigan are applying new techniques in an attempt to find a cleaner, ‘greener’ alternative to fossil fuels. The researchers are using phyotoplankton, heat, and pressure to create a crude bio oil. [...]

    May 3, 2010
    | eric michael | misc, reef news | Tags: , , | Add a Comment

    H20 Life VPure Nanno 9 Phytoplankton Includes Zooxanthellae

    At the H.H. Backer Trade Show, H20 Life presented a new phytoplankton product line to  add to their list of aquarium feeds. Shown above is their Nanno 9 product which contains 9 species of brown and green phytoplankton, diatoms and zooxanthellae. To our knowledge this is the first commercial product to contain the symbiotic algae that corals [...]

    October 5, 2009
    | eric michael | reef news | Tags: , | 6 Comments